Collateral

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9. Collateral (2004) Michael Mann's cameras, and the director's famously sleek shooting style, could probably make any city look good. . Here he transforms Los Angeles into a beautiful and otherworldly place, shot mostly at night in a color treatment very close to black and white, which includes both the sophisticated and the rustic -- the shimmering skin of Disney Hall as well as a sphinx-like coyote crossing the street. READ MORE

9. Collateral (2004) Michael Mann's cameras, and the director's famously sleek shooting style, could probably make any city look good. . Here he transforms Los Angeles into a beautiful and otherworldly place, shot mostly at night in a color treatment very close to black and white, which includes both the sophisticated and the rustic -- the shimmering skin of Disney Hall as well as a sphinx-like coyote crossing the street. READ MORE